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Claudy's Column in Piney Woods Spars With Locals
In East Texas at Lenny's Filling Station Bud Watford defies Grandpa Willis over Ku Klux Klan and White Citizens Council stances. The heated exchange covers Yankees, Jews, Catholics, and anti subversive rhetoric as the men clash while noting the CIVIL War memory and local politics.
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